'A voyage from England to India, in the year 1754, and an historical narrative of the operations of the squadron and army in India, under the command of Vice-Admiral Watson and Colonel Clive, in the years 1755, 1756, 1757 ... Also a journey from Persia to England by an unusual route. With an appendix, containing an account of the diseases prevalent in Admiral Watson's squadron, etc.' [‎282] (325/562)

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as he has always been wary and apprized of their errand, inftead of fubmit-
ling and reverently kifflng the mandate, as is the commbn practice of thofc
who live within reach of the Grand Seignior's authority, he has always made
it a rule to fend the heads of thofe very meffengers to Conftantinople
inftead of his own. He keeps the province in good order, for all have
a high opinion of his military fkill and prowefs i but whenever he (hall die,
it is expe6led, the greateft confufion will enfue: Chriftians in particular will
not be in fafety for their perfons or property and therefore, it is appre
hended, will take care to remove in time. The Janizaries here are in gene
ral difpofed to be rude to ftrangers, but fo reftrained by the prefent Bajha's
power, that the fubjedls of European princes not only live in peace, but;
are alfo treated with the greateft refpedt.
We found refiding at Baghdad, Azet Khan, one of the competitors for the
Terfian empire, who after his defeat by Achmet Shah, fled here for proteflion,
with only twenty followers. The Khan has lately exprefled a defire of re-
turning to Perfia : This requeft of his in all probability will not be granted,
the Bajha pretending that it is not in his power to accede to it, until he
fhall have received an order from the Grand Seignior for that purpofe.
Cojee Raphael, who frequently attends the Bajha's, and Kahierh levees, aflures
me, that Kerim Khan has lately fought and defeated Hajfein Khan. Achmet
Shah ftill continues in his own, the Afghan or Pytan country, but in the
year 1757, he marched an army into the empire of the Great Mogul, and
plundered the capital city Dehli of its jewels, monies, and valuable effcds,
though he did not think proper to dethrone the Mogul, following herein the
example of the famous Kuli Khan. This Achmet is reported to have
300,000 foldiers under his command.
When we came from BaJJora, we left the fon of the Grand Seignkrh Jef-
terdar, or chief treafurer, a prifoner there ; here we found the father him-
felf in prifon. He is charged with having been guilty of many frauds,
and his goods and chatties were a few days ago feized upon, and expofed to
fale at a public audion. It is generally imagined that he will not be long-
lived.
Two months ago, Selim, Bajha of the Courdiftan ipvovmct, was put to death
in this Seraglio during the government of Achmet the late Bafoa of Baghdad,
this was zCaun, and governor of the Per/tan province of Courdiftan?,
and gave great trouble not only to the Perfians who were under his
own immediate command, but alfo to the fubjedls of the Seignior who
lived in his neighbourhood. Achmet Bajha had often fent troops againft
him, and a little before he died, put himfelf at the head of an army ; but
the Perfian, though oftentimes in great danger of falling into his hands, yet
made a fhift to efcape, which [fo much mortified the Bajha, that it is uni-
verfally believed, he died of a broken heart. The civil wars oi Perfia
having for fome years fubjecled the Courdijian province to the authority